DORSET's Lucy Shuker says "belief and teamwork" helped her and partner Kgothatso Montjane reached today's Wimbledon ladies wheelchair doubles semi final at.
The duo are set to take to the grass at SW19 later today to face the number one seeds, Yui Kamiji of Japan and Zhensehn Zhu of China.
Shuker, who is from Three-legged Cross, and Montjane, made it to the semi-final after defeating the duo of France's Ksenia Chasteau and the Netherlands' Jiske Griffioen 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
This marks another significant step for Shuker, who has been a five-time doubles finalist at Wimbledon.
She made it to the finals in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, and 2021, with her last appearance in 2021 being alongside Montjane.
Speaking on reaching the semi-final, Shuker said: "The belief, the teamwork, sticking together and sticking with the plan that we had.
"I tried to keep our energy up, as well, with the ‘c’mons’.
"One more ball, keep putting it (the ball) in play and just keep trying.
"It’s knowing that we have good teamwork, good energy between us and the willingness to fight together and to keep together and trusting the ball strikes that we both have."
Shuker and Montjane are last up on Court No.14 today with a chance to reach the final and take home this year's trophy, a feat Shuker has yet to achieve despite a glistening career.
Shuker's singles competition ended earlier this week as she was beaten 6-1, 6-2 by China's Xiaohui Li on Tuesday.
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